[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #52074: RSS Importer: Fatal error, call to undefined function `set_magic_quotes_runtime()`

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#52074: RSS Importer: Fatal error, call to undefined function
`set_magic_quotes_runtime()`
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 Reporter:  iandunn       |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |    Version:
 Severity:  blocker       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 `set_magic_quotes_runtime()` was removed in PHP7.
 [https://www.google.com/search?q=RSS+Importer+Fatal+error%2C+call+to+undefined+function+set_magic_quotes_runtime()&oq=RSS+Importer+Fatal+error%2C+call+to+undefined+function+set_magic_quotes_runtime()&aqs=chrome..69i57.7314j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
 A quick search] only turns up a handful of mentions], even though PHP7 has
 been the majority of installs for awhile, so usage of this importer may be
 very low.

 {{{
 Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function
 set_magic_quotes_runtime() in plugins/rss-importer/rss-importer.php:72

 Stack trace:
 #0 plugins/rss-importer/rss-importer.php(178): RSS_Import->get_posts()
 #1 plugins/rss-importer/rss-importer.php(204): RSS_Import->import()
 #2 wp-admin/admin.php(353): RSS_Import->dispatch()
 #3 {main} thrown in plugins/rss-importer/rss-importer.php on line 72
 }}}


 There's a report in [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2626
 #2626-plugins], but IIRC that's been shut down, and this has always been
 the correct place for reports.

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